An “Englishman” correspondent cables under date London, October 25: Wireless experts are installing special apparatus on the highest peak of Mont Blanc and will attempt to communicate with Mars on Oct. 27.
[To-day Mars comes within 42,000,000 miles of the earth. An earlier message stated: The periodical “Popular Wireless” is using a 14 valve superheterodyne receiver to listen in. It is pointed out that certain Morse letters and other mysterious signals are received from time to time which are not attributable to any earthly station. Arguments for and against the feasibility of signalling are revived, but the pro-Martians say that Mars as a senior planet possesses older brains on her. In order to open up a conversation amateurs throughout the world are invited to listen in.]
Published - October 28, 2026 03:30 am IST